Manually operated water vehicle



W 7% F. BAKER ENEJE MANUALLY OPERATED WATER VEHICLE Filed Aug. 29, 1935 WITNESS: INVEN TOR. flee/ma 5mm" A TTURNEY.

Patented Apr. 7, 1936 tars MANUALILY ()PERATED WATER, VEHllCLE Freeman Baker, Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Application August 29, 1935, Serial No. 38,422

1 Claim. (@l. 11522) y invention has for its Object to provide an of cockpit l, adapted to be operated by the feet, improved manually operated water vehicle which nd having t each end a rod l3 pivotally coni pr v d wi h a p f ponteens p d part nee-ted to a rudder M at the rear end of each ponand connected together, a cockpit mounted betoon l.

FFIQE 5 tween the Pontoons, provided With a Seat at As shown, each pontoon is curved at its forward 5 rear end, a paddle wheel at the rear end of the end, which enables the vehicle to ride easily over cockpit, with a shield serving as a back rest at ves and rough water. the r r end f the cockpit, means r m n ally The steering of the vehicle is assisted by having Operating the paddle Wheel a d means o s ra rudder at the end of each pontoon, as the water ing the vehicle. driven by the paddle wheel will help move the 10 My invention consists of a manually operated rudders in steering. water vehicle as hereinafter described, shown and In operating the water vehicle the arms 8 conclaimed. Referring to the accompanying drawnected directly by rods ID to the crank arms ll of mg! the paddle wheel 7 provide a simple mechanism F ure 1 s s a perspective v w of t inve for operating the paddle wheel with little exertion. 5

tion. I claim:

Figure 2 shows a plan view thereof. A manually operated boat comprising a pair of Figure 3 is a side view in longitudinal section spaced pontoons, means formingacockpit between t 01lgh the line 3 of Figure 2. said pontoon, each pontoon having a rudder at its In carrying out the invention I provide a pair rear end with an arm, a paddle wheel having 20 of pontoons i of suitable material, such as metal, crank arms directly behind the cockpit, a box and spaced apart, and located between the ponover the paddle wheel and having an inner vertitoons, i, is a cockpit t having sides 3, the cockpit cal wall, a seat for the operator of the boat located being Secured t0 the Pontoons, Lby arms 2. at the vertical Wall of the paddle box, said wall The cockpit t has at its rear end a seat 5, beserving to brace the back of the occupant of the 25 hind which is a shield 6 for the paddle wheel 1!, seat in operating the boat, a vertical hand operwhich also serves as a back-rest for the occupant ated lever at each side of the cockpit in reach of of seat 5. the occupant of the cockpit, a single rod extend- The paddle wheel, I, is driven by suitable means, ing from each hand lever to a crank arm on the such as the hand levers 8, pivotedto the sides of paddle wheel, and a steering gear consisting of a 30 the cockpit, and each adapted to swing in a slotted foot treadle pivotally mounted midway of its bracket 9. length in the cockpit and operable by the feet of Each lever B is pivotally connected by a rod ill the occupant of the cockpit and a rod extending to a crank-arm M on each end of the shaft of from said arm on each rudder and connected to wheel I. an end of each treadle whereby the boat may be 35 A steering gear for the Water vehicle comprises steered. a centrally pivoted cross-bar I2 at the forward end FREEMAN BAKER. 

